Remington Model 11 with military (WWII?) markings .......

[msmp5]

I am trying to figure out the year of manufacture of my Remington Model 11, ser # 4909xx. I found this resource for determining year of manufacture on the Remington Society of America website ........

https://www.remingtonsociety.org/manufacture-dates/

..... which references letter markings on the barrel. The letter markings on mine look like an "A M". That would put it at either March of 1965 or March of 1992 ...... which isn't right, as I believe Remington Model 11's weren't made beyond about 1950. Then, the more I looked at the "M", the more it looked like an upside down "W". But there isn't an "AW" code shown on that Remington Society sheet that makes sense either. I'm pretty sure this is a WWII era Model 11, but the date letters on the barrel aren't making sense to me. Any of you Remington experts able to shed light on this? Also, what do the anchor marking and the little star (?) marking - both to the right of the letters - mean? Pics attached.

 

[55fairlane]

Watching with great interest.....you might wanna head over to the CMP forum, those guys have a wealth of info....

Aaron

 

[rabid wombat]

From a brief search…may / may not help

https://www.mdshooters.com/threads/remington-model-11-us-marked-date-help.240848/
https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/84/1641
https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/the-remington-model-11-sportsman-in-world-war-ii/

 

[JT-AR-MG42]

To the OP.

The letter markings on mine look like an "A M". That would put it at either March of 1965 or March of 1992

The 'A M' could date to March of 1921 as well.
I will hasten to add that the finish on the barrel seems to match the receiver though.

Just checking, is the barrel military proofed and does the barrel serial number match the receivers number?
The barrel serial number is on the magazine ring lug (under the for-end).

FWIW, the butt stock is also stamped with the receivers serial number and is located under the top receiver tang.

My military Model 11s are both earlier engraved receiver guns with checkered wood. One is in the 460,0xx range marked 'W L'
with the other - 475,0xx marked 'C MM'.
Both are clearly marked with no letters running together and there is no mistaking the 'M' for a 'W' on mine.

The 'M' stamp on your gun is curious, so I hope you find answers to figure it out.

JT